The Gant-Larson and Bar 7 Ranches share the beauty of the Gypsum Hill
  area by offering Spring Trail Rides over the first three week-ends in
  May. Horseback Riders from all over the state and many nearby states
  come for a week-end of beautiful scenery and adventure. For those who
  do not ride, the hayrack ride is full of excitement.
     The colorul Gypsum Hills located west of Medicine Lodge present one
  of the nation's most perfect paint-brush regions. The stark red bluffs
  and buttes, flecked with white gypsum and capped with deep green cedar
  trees present an aura of color in spring and fall found nowhere else.
  This land was once roamed by the five Great Plains Indian tribes (Apaches,
  Kiowa's, Comanches, Cheyennes and Arapahoes). Each western state has its
  early history, a famous cattle spread that over-shadowed all others,
  Kansas had the Comanche Cattle Pool and Ranch (1881-1886), located in
  the Gypsum Hills area. It was the largest cattle ranch in the state's
  history.
     The Gyp Hills Trail Rides are an opportunity to enjoy the beautiful
  scenery of the area and provide experiences of comradeship among the
  riders. These are not the first rides held in the Gyp Hills, near the
  Twin Peak area, as the Medicine Lodge Saddle and Roping Club held several
  rides near the same area in the 1950's. Man and horse, throughout history,
  have been campanions on explorations into remote, wild areas across the
  world. The Trail Riders on horseback, recapture the feeling of these
  adventures.
     Charlene and Bob Larson and Jim and Bobbie Lonker are Trail Bosses
  and in charge of the Church wagon (cooking). They plan for feeding up
  to 250 people in a weekend, and in fine style, serve steaks and pit Bar-B-
  Que Beef that is superb!
  
                   
     Source:Chosen Land - Barber County, Kansas,  pg. 31 
     Submitted by: Kaye Huhn